"Old childhood friend" - Djokovic distributes kisses to Federer fans
Actually, the gallop at the French Open 2020 went perfectly for Novak Djokovic - if a troublemaker hadn't caught his attention.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Sep 30, 2020, 07:55 pm
Because Novak Djokovic hardly had to give up in 6: 0, 6: 2 and 6: 3 over the Swede Mikael Ymer. Djokovic dictated from the start, hit the ball as cleanly as possible and repeatedly scored with the backhand stop. A perfect day in the office?
Yes and no, because total peace, joy, pancakes wasn't everything.
Because when Djokovic had to overcome a small depression in passage and rolled a forehand into the network, a clapping spectator caught his attention. One with a "Federer" cap on his head. Djokovic responded with what felt like an eternally long deadly look and, when he won the game to 4: 3, with an air kiss. A short time later the match was over.
But not the memory of this scene. Addressed in the press conference, Djokovic responded with humor. "He was a childhood friend of mine. I blew him a kiss when I won the game. It was very nice to see him." But he didn't smile at this answer.
Tweener time! Djokovic opponent succeeds point of the day
However, the incident should not have clouded his joy over the successful first round game. Djokovic got 32 winners, he used 9 of his 11 break chances and won with 84 to 46 points almost twice as many as his opponent, who at least got the point of the day at which even Djokovic was amazed.
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Djokovic now plays against Ricardas Berankis in round 2. He could only meet his main competitors for a second title in Roland Garros after 2016, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem , in the final.
Roger Federer is missing after two knee operations in Paris, he will not intervene again on the tour until 2021.
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